Discussion. Patient satisfaction with mastectomy breast reconstruction: a comparative evaluation of DIEP, TRAM, latissimus flap, and implant techniques

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¹ Houston, Texas; and Chicago, Ill. From the Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and Division of Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine.

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¹ Houston, Texas; and Chicago, Ill. From the Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and Division of Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine.

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Patient satisfaction in postmastectomy breast reconstruction: a comparative evaluation of DIEP, TRAM, latissimus flap, and implant techniques.
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